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Luvuyo Maseko

Luvuyo Maseko is project manager at the Bertha Centre at the University of Cape Town’s Graduate School of Business

19 JUL 2022

South African youth feel like failures. Here’s how to change that

The country faces an epidemic of mental-health-related issues that is causing avoidable misery and anxiety among those who hold hope for the future.

Luvuyo Maseko
Simnikiwe Xanga

6 min read

Harsh conditions: Unemployed men play a game of cards while waiting for temporary work. South Africa’s unemployment rate has yet again hit a record high, climbing to 34.4% of the labour force in the second quarter of 2021. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

13 DEC 2021

Youth unemployment is a wicked problem requiring holistic solutions

Covid-19 has worsened unemployment among young adults. Fixing this endemic problem won’t be easy, but a ‘systems thinking’ lens points to the best places to start

Luvuyo Maseko
Kristal Duncan-Williams

5 min read